Nipple-cover.



G. W. LADLEY. NIPPLE 00mm.

APYLIOATION FILED SEPT. 10, 1910.

976,887; Patented Nov. 29, 1910.

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pairs S CHARLES W. LADLEY, 0F INGRAM, PENNSYLVANIA.

NIPPLE-COVER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 29, 1910.

Application filed. September 10, 1910. Serial No. 581,378.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES W. LADLEY, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Ingram, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inNipple-Covers, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to a nipple cover, and the primary object of theinvention is to provide means as will be hereinafter set forth forprotecting the nipple of a nursing bottle and preventing flies, insects,dust or dirt from infecting or injuring the nipple when not in use.

A further object of the invention is to provide a nipple cover that canbe easily and quickly applied to the ordinary type of nursing bottle forinclosing the nipple, the

cover being easily opened to permit of a child using the nipple.

I attain the above objects by a mechanical construction that will behereinafter specifically described and then claimed.

Reference will now be had to the drawing forming a part of thisspecification, wherein :-Figure 1 is an elevation of the nipple cover ina closed position, Fig. 2 is a similar view of the nipple cover in anopen position, Fig. 3 is a plan of the cover, Fig. 1 is a verticalsectional View of the same, Fig. 5 is a vertical transverse sectionalview of the same, and Fig. 6 is a horizontal sectional view of thecover.

In the drawing the reference numeral 1 denotes a portion of a nursingbottle having the neck or mouth 2 thereof provided with an ordinarynipple 3. Detachably mounted upon the neck or mouth 2 is a resilientring 1 adapted to engage under the rim 5 of the neck 2, said ring havingthe inner walls thereof beveled, as at 6 to snugly fit the under edge ofthe rim 5.

7 denotes two semi-cylindrical cover sections, said sectionsintermediate the lower edges thereof being attached or formed in tegralwith the ring l, as at 8 and these sections intermediate the verticaledges thereof are provided with vertical reinforcing ribs 9 adapted toadd rigidity to said sections. The upper edges of the cylindricalsections 7 are inclined from a point intermediate the vertical edgesthereof to the vertical edges, as at 10 and formed integral with theapex of each section is a segmentshaped section 11, said section havingribs 12 formed integral with the ribs 9. The sections 11 are adapted toclose the upper end of the sections 7 and the said sections 11 have theupper confronting edges thereof provided with lateral extensions 13.

The cover in its entirety is made of light and durable rubber and theresiliency of the same is adapted to'retain the cover in a closedposition over the nipple 3 of the bottle. To open the cover, theextensions 13, which serve functionally as handles, can be swungoutwardly until the sections 7 are moved to the position shown in Fig. 2of the drawing, permitting of the nipple 3 being used. The position ofthe section 11 at the right hand side of Fig. 2 indicates the resiliencyof the cover, insomuch that the section 11 rebounds when released andthen assumes the position similar to the section 11 at the left handside of Fig. 2. The lateral extensions 13 protect the upper end of thecover and prevent an infant from mistaking the cover as a nipple.

What I claim is 1. A nipple cover for nursing bottles, comprising a ringadapted to frictionally engage the neck of the bottle, semi-cylindricalsections having the lower edges thereof connected to said ring,segment-shaped sections connected to the upper edges of saidsemi-cylindrical sections and adapted to form the upper end of saidcover, and lateral extensions carried by the confronting edges of saidsegment-shaped sections.

2. A nipple cover for nursing bottles, comprising a ring,semi-cylindrical sections connected to said ring, segment-shapedsections movably connected to said semi-cylindrical sections and adaptedto close the upper ends of said sections, and means carried by saidsegment-shaped sections to facilitate the opening of said sections.

3. A nipple cover comprising semi-cylindrical sections, segment-shapedsections movably connected to the upper edges of said semicylindricalsections and adapted to form the top of said cover, and lateralextensions carried by said segment-shaped sections.

' ed in conjunction with said close said nlpple, and ineanscarried bysaid 4. The combination vided. With a nipple, of a cover, said covercomprising semi-cylindrical sections 1nov-' ably connected to the neckof saiddiottle segment-shaped sections movably connected to saidsemi-cylindrical sections and adaptsections to in- With a bottle pro

